Suburban not “downstate”. They redrew the districts (no country splits allowed) for the first time in decades. They probably would have lost both seats (2 competitive races) under the old lines.
I’ll get the numbers later but while I had some hope it was not a surprise they won these seats.
“Suburban not “downstate”
And not one single member of the IL GOP filed a lawsuit against the blatant gerrymandering that clearly was designed to dilute Republican votes.
Not one.
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